Switchblade Sisters

Sudden Fear with Anna Biller

On this week's episode April sits down with The Love Witch director, Anna Biller, to discuss the 1952 noir thriller, Sudden Fear. Anna confesses her love for old movies and in particular the work of Joan Crawford. The two of them dissect the masterful screenplay, written by famed female screenwriter, Lenore Coffee. Plus, Anna details what it was like collaborating with Samantha Robinson on The Love Witch. She also breaks down how much time she spent on production design, including spending months making one rug for the film. Anne Biller's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHhaIRevB-Y">The Love Witch</a> is available on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5MFWHU">Amazon</a> now. And if you haven't seen it yet, go watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9u0jObYW5E">Sudden Fear</a>. With <a href="http://www.maximumfun.org/aprilwolfe">April Wolfe</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/missannabiller?lang=en">Anna Billerl</a> You can let us know what you think of Switchblade Sisters at <a href="https://twitter.com/switchbladepod">@SwitchbladePod</a> on Twitter. Or email us at <a href="mailto:switchbladesisters@maximumfun.org">switchbladesisters@maximumfun.org</a> Produced by <a href="http://www.maximumfun.org/caseyobrien">Casey O'Brien</a> and <a href="http://maximumfun.org/laura-swisher">Laura Swisher</a> for <a href="http://www.maximumfun.org/">MaximumFun.org</a>.

Switchblade Sisters is a podcast providing deep cuts on genre flicks from a female perspective. Every week, film critic and screenwriter April Wolfe sits down with a phenomenal female film-maker to slice-and-dice a classic genre movie - horror, exploitation, sci-fi and many others! Along the way, they cover craft, the state of the industry, how films get made, and more. Mothers, lock up your sons, the Switchblade Sisters are coming!